Highlights Archive
2009
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December 2009 — In this research effort, NCMIR neuroscientists and investigators at the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, examined the pivotal role mitochondria play in the cascade of events associated with cell death pathways involved with several forms of neurodegeneration. |
December 2009 — Using electron tomography, the NCMIR investigators in this study mapped the 3D topologies of dyadic clefts and associated membrane organelles in the mouse ventricular myocardium. |
2008
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December 2008 — NCMIR scientists along with the Salk Institute are the first to model axonal conduction to include a more realistic three-dimensional geometry of cellular microdomains. |
December 2008 — NCMIR collaborators demonstrate the use of fluorescent quantum dots for tracking dendritic cells and priming an immune response in vitro and in vivo. |
2007
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May 2007 — NCMIR releases an upgraded version of the Cell Centered Database: http://ccdb.ucsd.edu. |
May 2007 — NCMIR collaborators reveal how new neurons, born in the hippocampus, wire into the brain’s circuitry. |
2006
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November 2006 — UCSD researchers reveal dynamic behavior of Golgi Complex |
November 2006 — NCMIR researchers help biologists reveal greater structural detail with TxBR reconstruction method. |
November 2006 — 4ICET Conference, La Jolla, California |
August 2006 — NCMIR's Telescience is featured in Science Grid This Week |
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NCMIR’s electron tomography reveals ultrastructural details about how a phytoplankton adapts to changes in light intensity |
Studies of mouse models of human disease helped by NCMIR’s large-scale imaging expertise |
2005
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October 2005 — NCMIR researcher wins second and eighth place in the Nikon International Small World Competition |
October 2005 — Quantum Dots allow NCMIR scientists image cellular and subcellular detail from a single preparation |
July 2005 — 3NCMIR and Salk Researchers “animate” synaptic transmission |
June 2005 — 3D Mouse Model Reveals Complex Structures of the Node of Ranvier |
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February 2005 — Tomography Method Improves Resolution in Thick Samples |
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2004
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September 2004 — Astrocytes Limit CNS Regeneration |
September 2004 — BioWall Displays Whole Brain Images |
February 2004 — Nitric Oxide and Zinc Demolish Overexcited Neurons |
November 2004 — Purkinje Cell's Microenvironment May Be Regulated by Cerebellar Structure |
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April 2004 — Astrocytes Change During Postnatal Brain Development |
2003
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September 2003 — NCMIR Scientist Places in Nikon's Small World competition |
July 2003 — EM Tomography Emerges as a Useful Tool for Studying the Nervous System |
July 2003 — Relationship of Astrocytes to Laminar Boundaries in the Adult Brain Examined |
2002
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September 2002 — NCMIR Scientist Wins First in Nikon's Small World Competition |
February 2002 — Connexin Trafficking Imaged Through Multicolor and Electron Microscopy |
February 2002 — Synaptic Carbohydrate Antigen Plays Key Role in Neuromuscular Synapse Development |
2001
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November 2001 — NCMIR Pioneers Use of Eosin for Fluorescence Photooxidation as a Staining Technique |
June 2001 — 3D Image of Dendritic Spines Provides New Information on the Actin Cytoskeleton |
